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ticker · Oct 9, 2005

hello everybody,i have just been to low barns were infocus have had a rep.i went there to have look at the gs 665ed and es80ed both by opticron.i was impressed by the es80ed.i would like to read the views of any es80ed owners.

Andy Bright · Oct 9, 2005

Hi ticker, took the liberty of moving this to the appropriate forum. There should be plenty in the forums about these popular scopes but you can also have at look in our user reviews section here http://www.birdforum.net/reviews/
cheers,
Andy

scampo · Oct 10, 2005

ticker said:
hello everybody,i have just been to low barns were infocus have had a rep.i went there to have look at the gs 665ed and es80ed both by opticron.i was impressed by the es80ed.i would like to read the views of any es80ed owners.

You wouldn't be disappointed at all - it's a popular scope and the zoom is fine. I had trouble with bubbles and marks in all the samples I tried so gave up in the end and bit the bullet by buying a top make. You might also look at Warehouse Express special offers as they offer a few top names at similar prices to Opticron or less. The Nikon FSIII for example. All are on postal approval, so far as I know. You might also phone Kay Optical who offer a year's interest free credit if that would help the finances - again, approval via post is offered. I can vouch for the latter, but all three dealers have good reputations.

JohnnyH · Oct 10, 2005

ticker said:
hello everybody,i have just been to low barns were infocus have had a rep.i went there to have look at the gs 665ed and es80ed both by opticron.i was impressed by the es80ed.i would like to read the views of any es80ed owners.

Hi Ticker,

I bought my ES80ED with the HDF zoom earlier this year & am delighted with it.For the money you will not find a better scope.I have compared it with my brother's Swaro & you'd be hard pushed to tell the difference in most conditions.In conclusion, highly recommended.

Cheers,

John.

Henry B · Oct 10, 2005

JohnnyH said:
Hi Ticker,

I bought my ES80ED with the HDF zoom earlier this year & am delighted with it.For the money you will not find a better scope.I have compared it with my brother's Swaro & you'd be hard pushed to tell the difference in most conditions.In conclusion, highly recommended.

Cheers,

John.

I,ll second that John,and i,m sure many others will too.I have the same set-up. hb

bob hastie · Oct 10, 2005

Hi Ticker
Got mine 18 months ago along with the HDF zoom, great scope, couldn't ask for more for the money. Have since looked through several high end scopes and yes they are better, but to me the price isn't justified.

scampo · Oct 10, 2005

JohnnyH said:
Hi Ticker,

I bought my ES80ED with the HDF zoom earlier this year & am delighted with it.For the money you will not find a better scope.I have compared it with my brother's Swaro & you'd be hard pushed to tell the difference in most conditions.In conclusion, highly recommended.

Cheers,

John.

It is very good, but maybe not as good as Swaro? The Swaro offers a bitingly sharp, contrasty "3D" type view simlar to the Zeiss, Leica and Nikon. I would say that the Opticron is a bit less biting and slightly milkier / flatter. That said - as you say, you get more than what you pay for with Opticron and it would provide years of satisfaction.

pduxon · Oct 10, 2005

scampo said:
It is very good, but maybe not as good as Swaro? The Swaro offers a bitingly sharp, contrasty "3D" type view simlar to the Zeiss, Leica and Nikon. I would say that the Opticron is a bit less biting and slightly milkier / flatter. That said - as you say, you get more than what you pay for with Opticron and it would provide years of satisfaction.

Hi Steve

would probably agree with you about the slightly milkier view but, and I appreciate you know this, the Swaro is some £800 dearer !

There is a review if the GS665ED with the new SDL zoom on BF which is very positive. And it might be worth comparing the ES80ED with the SDL zoom. I presume at some stage Opticron will launch a GS815ED

I'd agree that Ticker should check for offers but I doubt he'd be disappointed with the Opticron scopes. That said the Nikon ED82 on W/express looks good value but still its a lot more money than the Opticrons.

scampo · Oct 11, 2005

pduxon said:
Hi Steve

would probably agree with you about the slightly milkier view but, and I appreciate you know this, the Swaro is some £800 dearer !

There is a review if the GS665ED with the new SDL zoom on BF which is very positive. And it might be worth comparing the ES80ED with the SDL zoom. I presume at some stage Opticron will launch a GS815ED

I'd agree that Ticker should check for offers but I doubt he'd be disappointed with the Opticron scopes. That said the Nikon ED82 on W/express looks good value but still its a lot more money than the Opticrons.

I wouldn't have even made the comment but for the original comparison that was suggested...

No - the ES80 is a great scope. It must be I see so many around.

Al livsey · Oct 16, 2005

Hello Ticker.
Had my ES80ed with HDF zoom for a year and i'm very happy with it, i bought it from LCE for £538. I'm considering buying a 25x wide angle eyepiece next, for digiscoping purposes.
The Opticron product guide features a wide range of accessories too.

Al.

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